R2 road (Zimbabwe)

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The R2 Road is an international road in Zimbabwe that runs from Harare (Capital of Zimbabwe), through Bulawayo, to Plumtree border post.

It is a combination of the A5 Highway which is the Harare-Bulawayo Highway and the A7 Highway which is the Bulawayo-Plumtree Highway. For the purpose of regional identity the highway from Botswana to Harare the capital city of Zimbabwe is named Road 2 (R2).

Source: [Map 9.2 Road Transport Network of Zimbabwe.]Chapter 9 [http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Generic-Documents/11.%20Zimbabwe%20Report_Chapter%209.pdf Chapter 9: Road Transport Services and Infrastructure - African] African Development Bank|Documents|Retrieved 24 2016

In Harare the road can be picked at the Harare Show Grounds as Samora Machel Avenue. {{coord|17.829466|S|31.032936|E|region:ZW_type:landmark|name=R2 Road Harare Showground|format=dms}}

and in Plumtree, Zimbabwe it can be picked at the Border Post or in town at the railway station. {{coord|20.48994|S|27.806433|E|region:ZW_type:landmark|name=R2 Road Plumtree town|format=dms}}

Background

The R2 was rehabilitated together with the R3 in the project undertaken by the Zimbabwe National Roads Adminuration (ZINARA) as part of the regional transit highway dubbed the Plumtree-Bulawayo-Harare-Mutare Highway project in 2015.Prosper Ndlovu. 10 April 2015 [http://www.chronicle.co.zw/plumtree-mutare-highway-commissioning-next-month/ Plumtree-Mutare Highway commissioning next month] The Chronicle|Business|Retrieved 23 March 2016

Operations

The connects Harare and Botswana serving numerous waypoints along the route course.

=Harare-Bulawayo Highway=

The A5 covers the Harare to Bulawayo via Kwekwe road.

=Bulawayo-Plumtree Road=

This highway covers Figtree, Zimbabwe, Marula and Plumtree.

A7 Highway actually ends {{convert|10.2|km|mi}} past Plumtree Town, where it meets Botswana's A1 Highway.

Distance Table

The R2 is {{convert|549|km|mi}} long. The A5 Highway part is {{convert|439|km|mi}} and the A7 Highway is {{convert|110|km|mi}} right to the border post.

cellpadding=5 Style=b order:1 px solid#BBB \|From	To	Distance
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Harare	Chegutu	{{convert\|106\|km\|mi}}
Chegutu	Kadoma	{{convert\|35\|km\|mi}}
Kadoma	Kwekwe	{{convert\|72\|km\|mi}}
Kwekwe	Gweru	{{convert\|62\|km\|mi}}
Gweru	Bulawayo	{{convert\|164\|km\|mi}}
Bulawayo	Plumtree	{{convert\|100\|km\|mi}}
Plumtree	Border Post	{{convert\|10.2\|km\|mi}}
Harare	Plumtree Border Post	{{convert\|549\|km\|mi}}

References

Category:Roads in Zimbabwe